The footage hits home the reality of the people left to pick up the pieces after a tragic accident.

West Midlands Police were more full-on with their video targeting ‘morning after’ drink drivers.

The force created a 360-degree virtual reality video showing a passenger hurtle through the windscreen after a crash.

As paramedics scramble to save the seriously injured passenger, another is cut free from the car and the driver is arrested.

National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for roads policing, Chief Constable Anthony Bangham said every year officers deal with the effects of drink driving on families at Christmas.

He said: ‘Yet thousands of people still get behind the wheel after drinking or taking drugs, so this year we are supporting forces who want to tell the personal stories of lives lost and families torn apart.